Tag: Healthcare Kaizen

I do my best to "practice what I preach" in terms of Lean and Kaizen principles and spirit. No, I don't have tape outlines...

Today, I'm traveling to Tokyo, but I'm still thinking of the amazing nurses and leaders at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indiana. Through my...

During my recent visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health System, some of the nurses proudly called themselves "Kaizen Queens" (and there was one self-described...

Thanks to Ron Pereira and my other friends at Gemba Academy for interviewing me when I visited their studio a few weeks back. Gemba Academy...

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day with my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and his colleagues at one of the...

Recently, while watching part of The Simpsons marathon that aired on FXX, I was inspired to write this post: "Proof That Nelson from The...

New KaiNexus Webinar - 8/21 Dr. Greg Jacobson and I are doing another new webinar in a few weeks: "Getting Started with Continuous Improvement: Lessons and...

I recently saw a tweet that referenced a May 2014 that was sent to President Obama and his administration: "Report to the President - Better HealthCare...

One of the key aspects of the Kaizen process is that we SHARE completed improvements with others. That's a key principle that Joe Swartz and...

I was really happy to see this article about Kaizen and employee engagement at UMass Memorial Medical Center:  What's good for Toyota is good...

Last Thursday, Joe Swartz and I presented about "Kaizen Coaching" at the annual Shingo Institute Conference. In the start of our breakout session, I made...

Last night, my co-author Joe Swartz and I were able to formally receive the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for our book Healthcare Kaizen. We learned...